heads-up display

[hedz-uhp]

noun

an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. Abbreviation: HUD

(in a computer game) an electronic display of meters and dials around the screen margins. Abbreviation: HUD

Also head-up display [hed-uhp] /ˈhɛdˈʌp/.

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British Dictionary definitions for head-up display

head-up display

noun

the projection of readings from instruments onto a windscreen, enabling an aircraft pilot or car driver to see them without looking down

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